ACTIVITY 84

MODALS FOR SPECULATION MIGHT COULD MAY

THE HAPPENING

A. READ THE LATEST NEWS IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPER:

The Honeybees Disappearance:

Apparently, honeybees are disappearing

all over the country. Tens of millions of
them. Just disappearing. There are no
bodies, no sign of them. They're just
mysteriously gone.

B. Talk to a partner and come up with at least two different theories about why this might
be happening. Be as creative as possible. Use modals for speculation (might, could,
must ) to construct your theory.

OUR THEORIES
1. 2.

C. SHARE YOUR IDEAS WITH THE WHOLE CLASS. MAKE SURE YOU USE MODALS FOR SPECULATION
WHILE REPORTING YOUR THEORY.

D. EACH STUDENT VOTES FOR THE FOLLOWING THEORIES.

1. THE MOST PLAUSIBLE ONE

2. THE MOST FARFETCHED ONE

3. THE MOST CREATIVE ONE

E. COUNT ALL THE VOTES AND CHECK WHAT THE CLASS'S OPINION IS.

F. NOW WATCH THE MOVIE SEGMENT AND CHECK WHETHER YOUR IDEAS AND THE CHARACTERS'
THEORIES MATCHED.

G. WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERS' THEORIES? WRITE THEM USING PAST MODALS FOR SPECULATION.

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 MOVIE SEGMENTS TO ASSESS GRAMMAR GOALS

TEACHERS KEY ACTIVITY 84 MODAL VERBS FOR SPECULATION

THE HAPPENING

G. MODAL VERBS MAY VARY.

1. IT MIGHT BE A DISEASE.
2. IT COULD BE A VIRUS OR INFECTION.
3. IT MIGHT BE POLLUTION.
4. IT COULD BE GLOBAL WARMING
5. IT COULD BE AN ACT OF NATURE WE WILL NEVER FULLY UNDERSTAND.

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